Articles, tagged with "urologist", page 1

Medical Malpractice

After Patient Tells 3 Physicians About His Symptoms Physicians Do Not Detect Prostate Cancer For Yea

03rd August 2010
Once multiple doctors become involved in the care a patient it can be very important for them to communicate urgent diagnostic results as well as follow-up and treatment suggestions to the patient and other doctors. The need for such communication is not ...
Author: J. Hernandez

Medical Malpractice

Couple Pursue Legal Claim Against Doctor Who Postponed Detection Of Man's Prostate Cancer

07th July 2010
This year approximately fourteen percent of the 193,000 adult men identified as having prostate cancer will already have advanced prostate cancer by the time the cancer is detected. With screening, including digital examinations and PSA blood tests, many ...
Author: J. Hernandez

Medical Malpractice

Doctor Ignores Five Years Of Symptoms And Abnormal Tests Of Patient With Prostate Cancer

23rd June 2010
Prostate cancer is a terrible disease. While not 100% accurate there are diagnostic tests that assist doctors to identify whether a patient has the cancer. However due to the prospect of false negatives (a negative test result even though the patient in r...
Author: J. Hernandez